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Gretchen Staebler

Gretchen Staebler

I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com.

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Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
She promises one year, living with her stubbornly independent 96-year-old mother, cleaning out the house her parents had stashed musty history in for five decades, and getting her mother moved elsewhere. Four years later, the author is still trying to stay sane in the face of her mother’s increasing dementia, fighting old battles and learning respect and acceptance.
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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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Mother Lode: The Trailer!
Daughter Off Duty

Mother Lode: The Trailer!

Now playing! Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver, the trailer!  View the trailer! The Story: It’s been a long time in … Continue reading Mother Lode: The Trailer!

Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise

July 26, 2022 I was a wee bit anxious the night before my orientation as a volunteer Meadow Rover at … Continue reading Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise

Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey

Movies, plays, novels, and even memoirs, follow a plot structure known as the “hero’s journey.” There are seventeen steps divided … Continue reading Ten Years, the Hero’s Journey

We Were Made for Times Such as These
writingdownthestory in Blog

We Were Made for Times Such as These

I’m deep into book publication stuff right now, and no time to write a blog post. I read this letter … Continue reading We Were Made for Times Such as These

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